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Old 09-14-2010, 09:07 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by yepvegas View Post
I cannot see the pics up close, i do not have enough post yet. What kind of mpg gains did you see. I have a 08 Suzuki SX4 sport sedan and it has a huge opening at the bottom of the bumper and has a 3/4 inch honey comb type of mesh grill. I would not want to risk blocking the top one would blocking say 50 percent of it be a help?
Making the grill opening smaller will help you MPG, how much is varies with the car. On mine I blocked just the upper part and saw a .78MPG (1.8%) gain. The wiki has a 2.8% 5 user average (range of 1-6%):
Grill block partial or full - EcoModder

The wiki (Main Page - EcoModder) is full of great ways to improve MPG. It is the collection area for mods, projects, & reference material. I would start there and you should find a few months work of projects to work on!

If you find a mod or two that you need help on start a help me thread. If you do some mods for MPG, please track your MPG and report the data so it can be added to the wiki to help others

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